ICL Group - Defined Benefit section. For more information regarding your pension please read the scheme booklet. The ICL Group Pension Plan - DB section has been the main pension plan for the company since 1988, of which the majority of employees would have been part of.
A meta-analysis of 13 trials involving more than 90,000 patients found that statin use increases the overall absolute risk of developing diabetes mellitus by 0.39% (number needed to harm = 255) over four years.
The intended effect of statins was a reduction in the occurrence of cardiovascular disease. The number needed to treat for cardiovascular disease over five years was 37 (95% confidence interval 27 to 64) for women and 33 (95% CI 24 to 57) for men. Acute renal failure was a side effect of statins: the number needed to harm was 434 (95% CI 284 to 783) for women and 593 (95% CI 388 to 1070) for men.